Maintenance and Modifications
ARSA Chides FAA’s Definition of Duty and Rest Rules
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) has submitted a letter to

The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) has submitted a letter to the FAA regarding the agency’s proposed interpretation of the Part 121 duty and rest provisions as they pertain to maintenance technicians. According to Sarah MacLeod, ARSA’s executive director, the agency’s new position effectively eliminates the language in Part 121.377 that requires one day off during any seven consecutive days “or the equivalent thereof within any one calendar month.” As written in the existing regulation it is possible that a technician could work 26 consecutive days before getting four days off. 

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